I dont know why nobody has been interested in Plax. The guy looked alright for being out of the game for 2 years, and was bound to get better. I would have loved the signing, but they were banking on McNutt being that guy.

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I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

I know, but I think he was part of the reason we didnt sign Plax originally.

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I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

Ya, pretty sure we've discussed it before in here but I think it had a lot to do with last offseason and them wanting to stay out of the spotlight this year.

Right now our only WR over 6'0 is Cooper and he's injured. I'm a big fan of Cooper going back to his Florida days but even when healthy I'm not sure he fits that prototypical mold you look for in big red zone receivers. Plax made a living in the redzone. Not saying we should have gone after him specifically but I'm surprised we didn't pick anyone up who fits that mold. Right now Celek is our default red zone target which scares me a little.

Yeah, Plax would make a ton of sense. I mean cmon to stay out of the spotlight is hardly a reason to make a move that would greatly improve your team. Him or even a guy like Winslow I wouldnt mind bringing in for a workout.

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I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

Is anyone else worried about only carrying 8 O-linemen to start the year? I realize we have two guys on PUP who could probably come back, but if we have injuries to our OL, especially interior OL, we are screwed.

Well where most of the OL can move around and play differnt spots I am not very worried right now with just having 8. King can play either tackle spot, same with Todd and he can move inside to G if we get thin there and bring in Bell. If anyone gets hurt for an extended period of time then yes something will need to be done.

That seems to be the thing that'd save us if a situation came up, almost all of our O-linemen can play multiple positions, its one of the benefits of Mudd's scheme. I'm still very weary about Peters coming back this season, unless there was some sort of advancement in repairing Achilles injuries, it'll be a while before he comes back to anything close to what he was. I haven't heard any news on him, so I assume nothing (else) has gone wrong, however he is still far enough away that there aren't any "milestones" in his recovery yet. If we hear word that he is back and practicing in the next few weeks, I may begin to look at his situation a little more positively, but right now it looks like we won't be hearing about him playing any time soon. We do have Gibson on PUP as well, once he comes back I will be much less worried about our OL depth situation. .

So what are you guys looking for this weekend against the Browns?

I want to see our front 7 handles Trent Richardson. He's coming off that knee surgery, but he should be good to go. Even with Cleveland's OL he could have a good game. Basically I want to see improved tackling out of the entire defense, that was one of my biggest issues last year, and they've shown improvement this off-season, I just want to see continued improvement.

I'm also very interested to See how King Dunlap handles LT. I've always been a fan of his, but we must recognize he is not and will never be anything close to Peters. If he can play as solid as Herremans (who I personally think is becoming a little overrated, to be honest) our OL will be ok. Herremans also needs to adapt to playing outside. We've all known he has the ability to do it, but I wasn't thrilled with his play last season. I'm not saying he did a poor job, but I expected more out of him. Too many times he got beat and Vick was sacked, or he got pushed back and Shady was tackled behind the LOS, and too often did he give up a holding call. It was his first full season outside, so hopefully a little experience will help him improve into this season.

I like our interior OL. Mathis, though I personally believe he became overrrated over the off-season, is a great OL, and I will admit was our best O-linemen over the course of the entire season last year. Him with Kelce and Watkins is a great interior 3. Kelce needs to work on anchoring a little more, he still gets pushed back too easily on occasion. But I think Watkins is going to shine this season. He looked good in camp and his ability to be dominant inside showed a little more as the season went on, as well as the offseason and preseason. Hopefully he can continue that momentum and will be that killer road grader who will help Shady and company rack up a bunch of yards.

We all know our DL is going to be great this year if they stay healthy, but how good will they be? I honestly believe our DL to be the most talented overall in the league. When a player like Darryl Tapp is on the roster bubble heading into the season, that tells you something about this unit. Babin and Cole are terrors, and our rotational DEs have all shown an ability to create pressure on a consistent basis. Our DTs are looking impressive as well, Jenkins is a force in all aspects of the game, and Cox is going to come in and add to the talent of our DL. I don't expect a lot out of Cox stat-wise, but he will make an impact. Thornton has also been turning heads and I'll be interested to see if how much either of these guys will be rotating in with Jenkins and Landri. Landri has been extremely impressive and is also carrying voer a lot of momentum from last season. If Cox or Thornton show they are worth rotating in on a consistent basis, that is a great sign for our DL.

I think Shady, Maclin, and DeSean are in for big seasons. Celek too, but to a lesser extent. I think this will be the year that Maclin separates himself, not only in the yes of the coaching staff, but the rest of the NFL and the fans as well, as our #1 receiving target. I'm sure there will be teams who will key on on him in their gameplans to stop him, which will open up more opportunities for Celek and DeSean.

I'm very interested in seeing how our Safety situation pans out. I've been a huge Nate Allen fan, I hope he can stay healthy and be the true center field type of FS that he was drafted to be. People forget how hot he started off his rookie season, hopefully he can regain that and will at least lessen the hole that is our safety group.

I know we're all expecting some progression from Vick, ie. taking care of his body, improving his decision making, etc. We didn't see that this game. Hopefully he will improve his game from here because if our defense and running game can perform like they did today then this team should make a deep run into the playoffs.

I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

God if the Eagles play like this all year its gonna put me in the hispital.

The penalties are just to much this is something that needs to stop soon. 12 for over 100 yards is way way to much. Also Weeden missed alot of open receivers. A half competent QB would of made most of those.

Now the good I know Vick had a horrid day. Half I will chalk up to him not playing the last 3 weeks but he needs to not get rattled. In the 3rd and early 4th quarter he looked rattled and frustrated. But I saw something I havent seen out of him before and that was in the 2nd and 4th on the last 2 drives he was not oh crap Michael Vick but played well He was 9 of 15 for 129 yard and 2 td's ion those drives. But they need to run it alot better and not get him killed he was getting hit nearly every play he passed on.

I know it was only one game but so far Ryans is the real deal and I love what I saw out of him today. Kendricks could of played a bit better. I know he had 2 picks and its one game but extend DRC NOW.

Kendricks was out and around the ball fairly frequently, not as much as I expected, I noticed they rotated him out more frequently than Ryans on passing situations, but give him a little more time and he will start to make a bigger impact.

I was very happy with the play of the defense, everyone should be. Not only did Vick get TD drives in key situations when we needed them, but our defense got the big stops at key situations as well. Team defense as a whole was great all around. They did a great job stuffing one of the most talented runners in the league in Richardson (still needs to prove himself, though). It will be nice to see a little more pressure from our DL. The defense as a whole played great, so I would be willing to sacrifice a couple extra sacks for defensive dominance in every other aspect, like what happened with this game, but if we can get more consistent pressure out of our front 4, this defense could look much better as the season goes on.

The run defense was amazing. Totally put the clampers on Trent Richardson!

Secondary was key too, but it was Weeden afterall. I was so hoping you'd guys lose, but Vick pulled it off. You guys are the better team but I think some of my expectations that you'd guys easily win the division have lost some luster.

A game like this is exactly what we needed. To get scared to death early in the season by a team that is not very good at all may open these guys' eyes a little bit.

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I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.